When reading a magazine, most people skim it first, reading a paragraph or two. If the first few paragraphs hold their interest, they______.

______similar devastating predictions, we asked Professor Davis if the planet was really in such trouble, and if these futuristic technological miracle proposals would help.

Hemingway's first novel tells of the sadness and______of young Americans living in Paris after World War I.

In the two numerical sequences below, one number that appears in the top sequence should appear in the bottom sequence and vice versa. Which two numbers should be changed round? 16, 39, 63, 90, 12018, 36, 60, 88, 120

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There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds, because the showers were______.

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I'm afraid taking a part time job might______my time for study.

If the mayor______more concerned with education, he______a law reducing class sizes in our schools.

如果你是一个中等水平的读者，你能够以每分钟300字的速度阅读一本中等水平的书。不过，你必须每天这样坚持下去，否则就无法保持这种水平。【T1】你也不可能以这个速度阅读科学、数学、农业、商业方面的书，或是对你来说内容生疏的书。(Nor…or…)你绝不会以这种速度阅读诗歌，或是一目十行地阅读小说中的精彩段落。然而，对于多数小说、传记、游记以及有关个人嗜好或你感兴趣的书籍而言，如果你是一个中等水平的读者，以这个速度阅读，在意思的理解上就不会有什么障碍，而且还可以享受其中的乐趣。【T2】书籍的篇幅在60，000字到100，000字之间不等，平均大约为75，000字。(varyin)中等阅读水平的人，读一般书籍，每天读15分钟，一年就可以读20本书，这真是很多本书啊!【T3】这个数字不仅是从美国公共书馆借书的人们的阅读量的三倍，而且这很容易做到。(并列句)【T4】唯一需要的就是读书的决心，因此无论多忙，你都可以找到这15分钟。(定语从句)而且，手边一定要有一本书。【T5】既然你已开始了这15分钟，就一秒也不要浪费。(nowthat)把书事先准备好，穿衣服的时候把它放进口袋。这样你就不会丢失这15分钟了，这意味着你一个星期就能读半本书，一个月就能读两本，一年能读20本，一生能读一千本，或者更多。这可是一个博览群书的简便方法。

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Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the______of the business world favourite academic title, the MBA(Master of Business Administration).

俗话说“民以食为天”。【T1】 饮食文化，即围绕着人们日常工作中的食物、饮料及其食用方法所形成的文化现象。 (center on) 从半坡村文化遗址中发现，早在五六千年前，中国北方的黄河流域已普遍种植粟这种农作物。同样，在距今7，000年前的河姆渡文化遗址中，也发现了南方人种植水稻的痕迹。【T2】 这两个发现证明：6，000年前，南方人食大米，北方人吃小米(millet)的饮食习俗已经形成。 (宾语从句)南北方的食品风格不同。【T3】 以大米为主食的南方食品较为简单，而以面粉为主食的北方食品则较为复杂。 (characterized by)明代，又从南美传入了甜薯、土豆和玉米等农作物。 【T4】 筷子是人们日常生活中最常用的一种进餐工具，已有数千年的历史。 (dining tools)一位西方人曾说过：中国的筷子充分利用了杠杆原理，必须通过全身130多块骨头和肌肉的协调动作，才能使用筷子。【T5】 筷子的发明充分显示了中国人的灵巧和智慧。 (display)

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ContextDefinition: Our environment, particularly its significance during【D1】______.Two types of cultures:A. High context cultures The emphasis is the environment【D2】______. A message may not be stated very【D3】______whose meaning is【D4】______. A certain statement may have【D5】______.B.【D6】______context cultures The emphasis is the【D7】______, which is often quite【D8】______. 【D9】______don't often change the meaning of message very much. All the people are expected to understand the message in【D10】______.

Whenwethinkofgoodhealth,wealmostalwaysthinkabouteatinggoodfoodanddoingexercise.However,gettingenoughsleepanddreamingarealsopartofgoodhealth.Afterahecticdayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest,andsleepisthebody'sresponsetothisneed.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Whenyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptoanother.Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepsaythatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsmovemorequickly(althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.Notonlyallhumans,butallmammalshavebeenshowntoexperiencethisREMstage.Dreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepingpattern,butnooneknowswhywedream.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,thereareafewpossiblewaysofsolvingthisproblem.Somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!Questions56—60Completethetablewithnomorethanthreewordsfromthepassage.